Live game coverage: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks (Week 3)

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Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (1-1) are at CenturyLink Field to take on the Seattle Seahawks (1-1) at 5:30 p.m. It could be a doozy of a game, as Green Bay’s potent offense locks horns with Seattle’s suffocating defense.

Russell Wilson warms up on the field before Monday's home game versus the Green Bay Packers. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)

All eyes will be on Seahawks rookie QB Russell Wilson, who is starting his third-ever NFL game in front of a national television audience. If he gets the protection he needs from his offensive line, and is able to assert Seattle’s passing game alongside Marshawn Lynch’s ground threat, the Seahawks have a chance to make a big statement on ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”

Stay tuned to this post during the game for real-time updates, stats and scores.

— The Seahawks are running out of the tunnel. Just about time for football!

— Green Bay won the coin toss and elected to defer. The Seahawks will receive on the kickoff, which is just about to happy. The Seattle crowd is going absolutely wild here at CenturyLink Field.

— Touchback. The Seahawks offense gets the ball at their 20-yard line. Marshawn Lynch gets ball on first snap for a 4-yard gain on the ground. Lynch gets 4 more yards on second play. Then Russell Okung gets flagged for false start and the Seahawks are at third-and-7 from their 23-yard line. Russell Wilson, under pressure, throws it away and Seattle opts to punt. Kicker Steven Hauschka’s kick is fair-caught at Green Bay’s 34-yard line. Time for the Seahawks’ defense to do their dirtiest.

— After GB QB Aaron Rodgers scrambled for a 13-yard first down for the Packers’ first offensive play, the Seahawks stopped them twice to give the Packers third-and-10. Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin then rushed in and came up with a huge sack, bringing down Rodgers and forcing a punt with 10:57 left in the first half.

— Seahawks get the ball at their 9-yard line. Wilson completes to WRs Ben Obomanu then Charly Martin to give Seattle first-and-10 at the 27-yard line. Nine-yard pass to tight end Anthony McCoy. Then Lynch rush 8 yards for another first down at Seattle’s 44-yard line. McCoy flagged for false start and Seattle now has first-and-15 from their 39-yard line. Lynch then runs 6 yards to the 45-yard line.

— Green Bay called for holding, Seattle picks up five yards and has a first down at the 50-yard line. After an incomplete pass, Lynch runs 6 yards for a third-and-4 situation at Green Bay’s 44-yard line. But Packers safety Jerron McMillian bats away Wilson’s pass, intended for Obomanu, and the Seahawks punt it away. Green Bay gets it at their 1-yard line after a stupendous special-teams play to down the ball, with 5:59 left in the first quarter. No score yet.

— Seattle defensive tackle Brandon Mebane is credited with a sack with about 4:25 left in the first quarter, as Rodgers went down at Green Bay’s 12-yard line. But it looked, on the replay, like Rodgers just tripped and went down himself. Packers now have third-and-10 from the 12-yard line, but just called a timeout. Packers pick up the first down on a penalty then a pass.

— Packers are pushed back to their 14-yard line on a hands-to-the-face penalty. Then, on second-and-20, Seattle’s Irvin gets his second sack already with 2:24 left in the first quarter.

— The Seahawks get the ball again at their 36-yard line after a 48-yard punt by Packers P Tim Masthay. Seattle running back Leon Washington called the fair catch with 1:31 left in the first quarter.

— Three-and-out for the Seahawks. A 2-yard run by Lynch, a 2-yard pass to Lynch, then Wilson tosses it away under pressure. Green Bay takes over from their 22-yard line after a 41-yard punt by Seattle’s Jon Ryan.

— Scratch that. A 15-yard penalty on Seattle’s Malcolm Smith, for a late hit during the punt, puts the Packers at the 38-yard line. That’s end of the first quarter.

— After one quarter of play, we’ve got no score. Lynch has 30 yards on six carries for the Seahawks; Rodgers has 16 yards on one carry for the Packers. Rodgers, meanwhile, is 5-for-7 in the first quarter with 37 yards; Wilson is 4-for-8 with 28 yards. Not much doin’, offensively, for either team so far.

— Rodgers sacked by Seattle defensive end Chris Clemons. Six-yard loss and Green Bay has to punt again. Seattle’s Washington calls for the fair catch at the 17-yard line and the Seahawks have the ball with 13:14 left in the second quarter.

— That’s three sacks already on Rodgers for the Seahawks! Two by Irvin and one by Clemons.

— Aaaaand another three-and-out for Wilson and the Seahawks. On third-and-5, Wilson’s pass to Golden Tate is broken up by Packers’ defensive back Charles Woodson. Seattle’s Ryan punts it 73 yards and the Packers now have the ball at their 9-yard line after picking up five yards on a muffed reception.

— Packers pick up 20 yards on a short pass to WR Randall Cobb. Then pick up 13-more yards on a Rodgers pass to receiver Jennings. Green Bay now working on it from their 44-yard line.

— Big sack by Clemons, but there’s a flag on the play. … Oop, it’s holding on the offense and the Seahawks decline it. Packers lose 6 yards on the sack and punt it away on fourth down. Seattle’s Washington catches it on the 21-yard line and takes it up to the 27. There are 9:24 left in the second quarter. Still no score.

— On first-and-10, Wilson scrambled for a first down but there were two holding penalties on Seattle. The Seahawks are pushed back to their 17-yard line to replay first down. … And more flags come out as Green Bay’s Jerel Worthy goes offsides. Seattle picks up five yards and have it at the 22-yard line for, once again, first down.

— Two runs by Lynch get the Seahawks to the 33-yard line for third-and-4. Wilson scrambles on the play after being pressured, running out of bounds to the 40-yard line. Seahawks get a fresh set of downs.

— Green Bay linebacker D.J. Smith flagged for a personal foul after a late hit. Seahawks move up to Green Bay’s 42-yard line.

— Touchdown Seahawks! Wilson passes 42 yards to Tate and Seattle goes up 6-0. Hauschka’s PAT is good and the Seahawks now lead the Packers 7-0. Seattle’s scoring drive was five plays and 73 yards over 3:02.

— Big sack at 4:12 left in the second quarter by Mebane. That’s five sacks now for the Seahawks. … Ooooh, but Mebane is flagged for facemasking on the play, and Green Bay gets 15 yards and a first down at Seattle’s 47-yard line. … And now the Packers are called for holding, pushing them back 10 yards for first-and-20 at their own 44-yard line.

— Huge sack by Clemons! Rodgers brought down at the 36-yard line with about 3:30 left in the second quarter.

— Green Bay calls their second timeout of the half with 3:21 left.

— And yet another sack! Yet another by Clemons! Packers are back at their 35-yard line for third-and-28.

— Seahawks take a timeout with 2:28 left in the second quarter. Packers have fourth-and-19 at their own 44-yard line. Presumably, they’re about to punt. … Masthay’s punt goes 55 yards and is downed at the 1-yard line by the Packers.

— Two-minute warning. The Seahawks have the ball at their 4-yard line. It’s second-and-6 with, obviously, two minutes left in the first half.

— Lynch powers through for a first down with 1:05 left in the second quarter. Seahawks have the ball at the 14-yard line, but there’s a Green Bay player down. It’s defensive end Jerel Worthy.

— And that’s halftime. Seattle leads 7-0 and has eight sacks — that’s eight sacks — on Rodgers already. That includes four — that’s four already — by Clemons. It’s been mostly defense so far, as the Packers and their elite quarterback have just 87 total yards. Green Bay has 47 total passing yards and 40 total rushing yards after one half. Compare that to Seattle, which has 69 total passing yards and 78 total rushing yards for 147 total yards. Individual player stats are coming.

— OK, here are some more stats. After one half, Seahawks RB Marshawn Lync has 71 rushing yards on 16 carries. QB Russell Wilson added 7 yards for the team’s total of 78 yards on the ground. Wilson is 5-for-10 so far through the air with 69 yards and one touchdown. His longest was that TD pass to Tate, which officially was 41 yards.

Meanwhile, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers was 12-for-15 with 86 yards. But he’s been sacked eight times for a loss of 39 yards, leading to total passing yards of 47 for the Packers. Seattle’s Clemons had four of those sacks, with Bruce Irvin adding two. Green Bay has just 40 rushing yards on just four running plays — one 20-yard run by WR Randall Cobb, one 16-yard run by Rodgers, and four yards on two carries for RB Cedric Benson.

Talk about a suffocating defense!

— The Packers are grinding away right now — apparently having decided during intermission to run the ball some more. Green Bay only ran four running plays during the entire first half, and have now run more than that already in the second half.

— Seattle linebacker Bobby Wagner called for roughing the passer, a 15-yard penalty, and the Packers now have first-and-10 at Seattle’s 28-yard line. They’re threatening for the first time in this game.

— This oughta be a big play coming up. It’s third-and-2 for the Packers at Seattle’s 20. … And the Seahawks are flagged for too many men on the field. Packers get 5 yards and a first down at the 15 with 9:50 left in the third quarter.

— Seahawks hold the Packers to a field goal. Mason Crosby’s 29-yard field goal is good and Green Bay gets on the board. Seattle now leads 7-3 with 8:07 left in the third quarter. Green Bay’s drive was 13 plays, 70 yards (with two defensive penalties), 6:53.

— On the Packers kickoff, Washington grabs it at the 6-yard line and returns it 21 yards out of bounds to the 27-yard line. Green Bay is flagged for a personal foul on their sideline after the play, so Seattle gets 15 more yards and are now have first-and-10 at the Seattle 42-yard line.

— Green Bay linebacker Nick Perry sacks Wilson at the 20-yard line. With 7 minutes left in the third quarter, Seattle has third-and-32 at their 20-yard line. … Oof, then, with 6:47 left, Wilson is flagged for delay of game and the Seahawks lose another 5 yards. It’s third-and-37 from the 15. Washington carries it to the 26-yard line and Seattle’s kicking team comes out.

— Ryan punts it 66 yards, and Green Bay has it at their 12-yard line after a 4-yard return. We have 5:50 left in the third quarter.

— They just announced the CenturyLink Field attendance in the press box: 68,218 are here.

— Huge, 31-yard, third-down pass from Rodgers to TE Jermichael Finley. That puts the Packers at their own 48-yard line.

— Seahawks hold the Packers to another field goal. Crosby kicks it 49 yards through the poles with 1:14 left in the third quarter, and the Seahawks’ lead is now cut to just 7-6. Green Bay’s drive was 11 plays, 66 yards (one defensive penalty), 4:36.

— And that’s the end of the third quarter. Seattle leads 7-6. After three quarters, Green Bay has 110 passing and 88 rushing yards; Seattle has 50 passing and 96 rushing yards. Wilson didn’t even attempt to pass during the entire third quarter.

— Seattle misses another chance for a three-and-out as safety Kam Chancellor is flagged for pass interference. With 11:28 left in the game, Green Bay has first-and-10 at the Seattle 40.

— And another first down for the Packers. With about 11 minutes left in the game, Green Bay has first-and-10 at the Seattle 27-yard line. They’re in borderline field-goal range now.

— OK … Seattle’s Brandon Browner and Green Bay’s Greg Jennings just got into a bit of a kerfluffle. Each was flagged for a personal foul after the play, for throwing punches at each other on the ground in the end zone. From the replay, it looked like Jennings wasn’t too happy about Browning’s hit on him away from the ball.

— The Packers have figured something out about Seattle’s defense. Yet another first down puts them at Seattle’s 11-yard line with a first down. Rodgers’ first pass is incomplete and it’s second-and-10 at the Seattle 11.

— Oop, and with 9:30 left, Rodgers connects with Jennings for an 11-yard touchdown pass. Green Bay takes a 12-7 lead on the TD.

— Upon further review, it was not a touchdown — Jennings stepped out of bounds at the 2-yard line, making that a 9-yard pass. Seattle still leads 7-6. But it may not be for long. Packers have third-and-1 at Seattle’s 2-yard line.

— Rodgers keeps the ball and is tackled by Clinton McDonald at the 1-yard line. He is given a sack. The refs measure their spot and Green Bay is just a few inches short of the first down. With 9:09 left in the game, that last play is being reviewed now.

— And on official review, the refs give Green Bay the first down. Rodgers is credited with the 1-yard run and there’s no sack on the play. So, no sack for McDonald and the Packers now have first-and-goal at Seattle’s 1-yard line. Uh oh.

— Packers RB Benson runs into the pack and scores a touchdown, and the Packers take a 12-7 lead. They’re now going for two. … The two-point conversion attempt is broken up by Browner, so no extra points. Green Bay’s scoring drive was 16 plays, 81 yards (with one defensive penalty), 6:02.

— Wilson is intercepted by Green Bay’s Jerron McMillian, but a roughing-the-passer penalty bails out the Seahawks. Seattle gets 15 yards and a first down from the 35-yard line.

— Seattle is still depending largely on Lynch for its offense. Two runs give the Seahawks another first down at their 46-yard line with about 7:28 left to play.

— Wilson scrambles 12 yards to the Green Bay 42-yard line. Another first down. … But then Okung is flagged for holding and the Seahawks lose 10 yards. First-and-10 from the Seattle 48.

— Aaaand another holding penalty on Seattle. The Seahawks lose 10 yards again and are pushed back to their own 43-yard line for first-and-25.

— Well, the flags are going both ways. Green Bay cornerback Sam Shields was flagged for pass interference with 6:10 left in the game, for tangling up a bit too much with Seattle. It’s a 32-yard penalty and the Seahawks take over from the Packers’ 25.

— Big play now for the Seahawks. With 5:15 left in the game, Seattle has third-and-1 at the Green Bay 16. … Wilson kept the ball and ran directly into a Green Bay defender. A loss of one yard and the Seahawks are going to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the 17-yard line.

— Trusty ol’ Marshawn Lynch carries it 3 yards for the first down. Seahawks now have a fresh set of downs at Green Bay’s 14-yard line with about 3:30 left to play.

— Lynch carries it 4 yards. Lynch runs again for no gain. And hey, it’s third down again. Third-and-6 from the Green Bay 10. … A three-yard pass to Tate isn’t enough for the first down, and we’re at the two-minute warning. Seahawks have fourth-and-3 from the Packers’ 7-yard line with two minutes left to play. Can they do it?

— Alright, obviously the Seahawks are going for it. … Wilson passes to Sidney Rice in the end zone, but it falls incomplete. Turnover on downs and Seattle is in bad shape here. With 1:54 left in the game, the Packers take over. Green Bay has three timeouts; Seattle has just two left.

— Gonna take a miracle for the Seahawks to win now. They’ll have to burn their two timeouts and go for some serious defense once Green Bay’s third down comes up — if it does.

— Whoa. Seattle safety Earl Thomas forces a fumble, but Green Bay’s Jeff Saturday recovers and the Packers now have second-and-15 from their own 2-yard line after Seattle calls a timeout with 1:45 left.

— No gain on second down as Seattle’s Kam Chancellor makes the tackle. Third-and-15 with 1:41 left, and the Seahawks need a huge stop here.

— Linebackers Bobby Wagner and Leroy Hill make the tackle on GB RB Benson, and the Packers now have fourth-and-13 from their own 4-yard line. … Green Bay calls a timeout with 57 seconds left in the game.

— Packers are going to punt. … Masthay kicks it 41 yards to Washington, who doesn’t get anything on the return. Seattle now has first-and-10 from the Green Bay 46 with 46 seconds to go.

— Incomplete to TE Evan Moore. Wilson pass to Sidney Rice is good and the Seahawks have it at the 24. After an incomplete pass to the end zone, the Seahawks not have second-and-10 from the Green Bay 24 with just 18 seconds left in the game. … Incomplete to the end zone and they have 12 seconds left. … Incomplete and now Seattle has fourth-and-10 from the 24-yard line with just 8 seconds left in the game.

— This is it.

— Russell Wilson throws it up and prays — and Tate comes down with it as time expires. The refs call it a touchdown! But they’re reviewing the play now.

— After review, the refs say the ruling on the field stands. Touchdown! Seattle takes a 13-12 lead with nothing left on the clock. Seahawks are going to get to kick the PAT and win this game.

— Well, the refs say the game is over. Seattle wins 13-12. What a crazy last play!

— And now the refs are standing at the 2-yard line with the ball at their feet. And the teams have been called back onto the field. What is going on, replacement refs?!?

— Yup, they need to run the PAT play. Seattle kicker Hauschka’s kick is good and the new final score is 14-12. That’s the final final, we swear!